Exporting and Importing Democracy, Law and Human Rights

Exporting and Importing Democracy, Law and Human Rights

Following the Vietnam-related dissolution of the Cold War consensus in the 1960s, the Democratic Party divided between “hawks” who favored
In Defense of Polyarchy

In Defense of Polyarchy

In an interview a few years ago, the political scientist Robert Dahl commented that what troubled him most about his
Democracy, Diplomacy and Intervention in the Americas

Democracy, Diplomacy and Intervention in the Americas

Last year, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice proposed that the Organization of American States (OAS) expand its Cold War mandate
Profiles of the Popular Currents

Profiles of the Popular Currents

Many of Haiti's popular organizations trace their roots back to the Ti Kominote Legliz (TKL), for it was in these
What do Haitians Want from the U.S.?

What do Haitians Want from the U.S.?

On October 11, the United States carrier ship USS Harlan County W ha arrived in the bay of Port-au-Prince with
CHÁVEZ CONFIRMED, VENEZUELA STILL DIVIDED

CHÁVEZ CONFIRMED, VENEZUELA STILL DIVIDED

On Sunday, September 12, a month after failing to remove President Hugo Chávez from office in a recall referendum, Venezuela’s
Democracy and Plan Colombia

Democracy and Plan Colombia

President George W. Bush has asked the American people to “be patient” so that Iraq can become like Colombia—so that
The World Social Forum and the Rise of Global Politics

The World Social Forum and the Rise of Global Politics

Since 2001, activists from around the world who are opposed to neoliberal corporate globalization have gathered annually at the World
Can Democracy Challenge Empire in Lula's Brazil?

Can Democracy Challenge Empire in Lula’s Brazil?

Since trade unionist Luiz Inácio lula da Silva won Brazil’s 2002 presidential elections, he has surprised his own supporters as
Essay: Inequality and the Dismantling of Citizenship in Latin America

Essay: Inequality and the Dismantling of Citizenship in Latin America

The components of democratic citizenship do not easily coexist with extreme and persistent inequality. Rather, they tend to get distorted
October Elections-Creating a New Argentina

October Elections-Creating a New Argentina

The month of October holds a special place in Argentina's politi- cal astrology. It was on October 17, 1945, that
The PT Experience in Porto Alegre

The PT Experience in Porto Alegre

THE PT EXPERIENCE IN PORTO ALEGRE Participatory democracy has flourished under the control of the leftist Workers Party in Porto